ANTS!!

[Bandana]

EVERY SUMMER DEM COME!


When it gets hot the ant dem find their way inside \o/


Dem find one wrapper in Imanni's room night before last and were all over his floor yesterday.

Sprayed his room, moped the floor, aired it out, washed the bedding....


Last night dem find di cookie jar in the kitchen

Dump out di good, good, cookie dem spray, clean, make sure nuttin else nah go attract dem


What else can I do?

ANTS!

[loops]

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did you try putting some ant traps out?

[kia027]

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sweetssop says cornmeal and it seems she is right!!

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more here
and here

[loops]

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but in the video...they seemed to still be moving. how long do i have to stare at it before they croak? they couldn't set that video to a nice funeral march or something?

[kia027]

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from one of the links

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sprinkle it around the area. The ants take it back to their nest, they eat it and drink water and the cornmeal enlarges in their stomach and they die. Sounds cruel but it actually works. This idea came to me from my grandmother. It works great indoors too. It is safe around your pets as it is natural. If you use it outside, it must not rain. (HA HA)The weather sounds like it will cooperate this week here in MA!</div></div>

[Bandana]

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Thanks Kia! (and SweetSsop)


I will try it tonight...

[Bandana]

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I know there are different kinds of Ants... I wonder if all a dem like corn meal


These are the teeny tiny ones... sugar ants?

[Gen]

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had that same problem and likkelgen fraid a dem


i knew where the point of entry was so I put powder on the outside of the window sill and problem solved. they do not like the powder.

[Bandana]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">had that same problem and likkelgen fraid a dem


i knew where the point of entry was so I put powder on the outside of the window sill and problem solved. they do not like the powder. </div></div>

What kind of powder Gen??

[Gen]

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can you tell where they are coming in from ? front door, window, etc ? that is where you want to sprinkle the powder so that they cannot find a path through it.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bandanna</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I know there are different kinds of Ants... I wonder if all a dem like corn meal


These are the teeny tiny ones... sugar ants?



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[Bandana]

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I got no clue where they are coming from

[missus_vegas]

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cornmeal porridge works better

[Suesumba]

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bwile hot water and pour it down the hole. keep doing it. they'll be gone in a jiffy. now mek ah goh read di chread fi si if this is appropos.

[halfwaytree]

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Depending on what kind of ants you have, they either go for things like sugar or they go for protein. You can get ant traps that have both kind of baits in one little container so you have all your bases covered. They are far better than the old standard traps.

Set the trap somewhere along the path you see them crawling and they will be gone in less than a week.

[Gen]

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sorry. baby powder. got a cheap store brand one.

not sure how effective this will be if you can't trace where they are coming from though.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bandanna</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">had that same problem and likkelgen fraid a dem


i knew where the point of entry was so I put powder on the outside of the window sill and problem solved. they do not like the powder. </div></div>

What kind of powder Gen?? </div></div>